Lamp-extinguisher.



S. REPLANSK-Y.

LAMVP EXTINGUISHER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25.' ms.

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- SOLOMON REPLANSKY, 0F NEWVYORK, N. Y. 7

LAMP-EXTINGUISHER.

To all 107% m it may concern:

Be it known that I SOLOMON REPLANSKY, a sub ect of the Czar of Russia,residmgat New York city, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Extinguishers,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to flame extinguishers for lamps and particularlyto a device of this character which will be adapted for use upon oillamps of the type designed to be carried in the hand and transportedfrom place to place as the occasion may require, and as a principalobject in view it aims to furnish a positive means for automaticallyadjusting itself to an active flame extinguishing position when the lampis tilted to a dangerous angle and to cause the flame to be immediatelyextinguished.

As a further object in view it is desired to provide a device of thedescribed character which will include an attaching sleeve carryingmovable flame-extinguishing and smothering devices which will besuccessively brought into operative action on different tilted positionsof the lamp.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachingsleeve which will be so designed that it will be capable of beingquickly attached to any standard form of wick-tube and positionedthereon so as to effect a proper application of the extinguishingelements or adjustment thereof over the lighted end of the wick.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification and in which likenumerals indicate similar parts throughout the several views: Figure 1is a side view of a burner showing the application of the flameextinguisher thereto. Fig. 2 is an end view of the flame extinguisherremoved from the burner. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachingsleeve. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the extinguishingelements. The burner A herein illustrated is of common design usedgenerally upon hand-lamps and only such parts thereof as are necessaryto a proper understanding of the invention will be specificallymentioned herein. Rising from the gallery B, of the burner is a wicktubeG oval shaped to receive a correspondingly formed attaching sleeve 1.

The attaching sleeve 1 is formed of a single length of sheet metal andprovided.

with relatively free terminals 22 whereby Specification of Letters"Patent.

Patented Jan. 2, 191% Application filed September 25,1915. SerialNo.52,652..

the sleeve may be readily swung around the wick tube and yieldingly andfrictionally secured upon said tube. This construction also furnishes ameans which will permit the sleeve to be adjusted to accommodatedifferent sizes of wick-tubes as will be ob served and further, thedesign is such that will enable one to conveniently move the sleeve in avertical direction upon the wick tube and in the direction of the flameend thereof for a purpose to be set forth herein after. The sleeve hasstamped therefrom at each side, a pair of lugs 38, each having anaperture 4 therein. I

. Passing into the apertures 4 of the lugs 33 are pins 5 theintermediate portions of which being confined in stamped up portions ofextinguishing and flame smothering devices 6. Each of these smotheringdevices is preferably formed and stamped from sheet metal and formed toprovide a relatively long flat perforated wick engaging head 7 a lowerrolled terminal 8 in which a heavy body 9 is secured and designed toform a weight whose oflice is to support the smothering element normallyin a vertical position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 where the head will bedisposed beyond the flame path so that it will not obstruct the burningwick on a normal and safe position of the lamp. The roll 8 and head 7 ofeach element 6 are connected with each other by a flat shank 10, thewidth of which being less than the normal distance between the v lugs 33and thereby permit of contrac tion of the sleeve manually on adjustingthe same upon the wick tube. The pins 5 are free to slide in theapertures 4 to also allow for this described adjustment of the sleeveupon the wick tube.

Both elements 66 are normally in inactive positions under the action oftheir weighted lower terminals and they are therefore designed forsuccessive swinging movements on tilting the lamp from one position toan opposite position as will be nicely observed on reference to Fig. 20fthe drawing. On any abnormal and dangerous tilting of the lamp it willtherefore be seen that one of the smothering elements 6 will adjustitself to the change automatically and the head 7 thereof brought intoimmediate contact with the'wick, causing the same to be instantlyextinguished.

What is claimed as new is A flame extinguisher comprising a sheet metalsleeve, the sheet at one side of the sleeve having spaced ends, saidsleeve having outstanding lugs located at its opposite sides and atpoints between the ends of the sleeve, there being openings provided atthe edge portions of the sleeve and between the lugs at the sidesthereof, flame extinguishing elements having shanks located between thelugs, pins pivotally connecting the shanks with the lugs, whereby thesaid shanks may swing into the said openings, and head portions carriedby the extinguishing elements and adapted to enter the sleeve when theshanks enter the said openings.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOLOMON REPLANSKY. Witnesses:

M. E. LAUGHLIN, GEO. A. BYRNE.

Qopiee of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

